Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-05-09

DarIt Will De assisted DY Ut. W. A.
Mowrv of Boston. An interesting
program is issued, and profitable
meeting will be held. Teachers can
attend without loss of time or wages,
and all should be there. Entertain
ment at the hotels at reasonable
rates. Half fare on the railroads.
There will be interesting lectures
each evening.
ALBANY
Herod Pierce is sick with pneumo-
MIA.
George Aiken died of brain fever,
May 3D..
Jack Beede has started his big
drive of logs for Newport.
F. y. Tenney has gone to Newport
To work at the carpenter business
I. ;. Wallace is in Coventry at work
on q large barn job.-W. K. Annis,
Jr., has gone to Waltham, Mass, to
work another season.
south Albany.
Miss Cora Allen of Craftsbury
teaches the summer school.
A N Mason has sold his farm to
his son, r. 5. Mason.
Rev. G.. W. Ellis and ID. Buchanan
have gone to the w NJ. Conference
in New York.
L. W Buchanan has so far recOv-
cred from his illness as TO be able to
come home from college.-Mrs. VIM.
Graham is quite sick.-Mrs. r. ).
Mason is very sick.
south Barton.
Miss Carrie Folsom starts for the
mountains this morning.
Barton Landing
Charlie Bush gets position in the
express business at Montreal.
Arbor Day was observed by few
of our citizens beside some private
grounds, the school house yard re-
ceived several additional trees.
Rev. W. n. Roberts, the new NJ.
+. pastor. has taken possession of
the parsonage and occupied the
pulpit yesterday. He preached from
End Cor. 4: >, and his discourse
was most appropriate and accept
able.
Mabel Twombly, whose illness has
been heretofore mentioned, died on
Friday last. She was a beautiful
and amiable christian girl and death
had no terrors for her. Her friends
have the sympathy of the community
The floral offerings were very beau
tiful a cross made from wild violets
was peculiarly appropriate.
The subject of Mrs. Mary Liver
more's lecture at this place the even
ing of May 18th, is 1.-THE Boy of
to-day" To say that this has the
reputation of being one of Mrs.
Livermore's best, is all the common
dation necessary. Lecture to COM
mence at : 80; admission, p cents
children y cents. Tickets for sale
at d. Buchanan's, f. F. Stafford
and at the door.
A. Il. COwles, music dealer, leaves
us this week for Barton village; he
has for years been the efficient leader
of the NJ. E choir, and both he and
his wife will be greatly missed. This
also takes Mr.. Harvey, who works
for him. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey have
been great helpers in the Cong. choir
during their stay here, and will leave
many friends.
Bro Nvnina-s on
Fanny Smith, for some time quite
i'll, is better.
School commences in district No.
l, May 10th.
The Bloomington reading club has
been quite successful. Next meeting
Saturday, May 14th, at school-house
hall.
Elbridge Colburn has taken 5. r.
Jenkins Collev farm for another
year and has also engaged to saw out
j. c. Bartlett's stock of logs.
West Charleston
Widow Human is very sick.
Joshua Waterman has gone to New
port to work driving team.
W. ID. Reed has gone to Woburn,
Me-, to work IN a steam saw-mill.
There were nineteen applicants at
the teachers examination April 30th.
The log drivers have been obliged
to stop work till the water subsidies a
little.
Myrtle NJ. Driver teaches the
school in the Milo Gay district this
summer.
L. r. Allbee is re-shingling and
making other needed repairs on the
At the auction sale of the Lyon
property, Augustus W. Lyon bid off
the home farm for 81 ,675.
William Aldrich, while at work
stepped on a nail which
penetrated his foot, making a very
painful wound.
The annual meeting of the Orleans
Co. W. c. L. L. Institute will be
held at West Charleston June 18th
and 18th. The programme will be
issued later.